In either electric or hybrid operation, it was near impossible to tell when the engine was switching on; the suppression of noise and vibration is excellent Acceleration was mostly smooth, but in hybrid mode, we experienced a handful of very light judders that we don't recall from our...

Audi e-tron Quattro concept - 2016 Consumer Electronics Show Enlarge Photo German automakers are beginning to play catch-up with electric vehicles, as Tesla continues to corner the market. Audi has once again reconfirmed its plans to bring three battery-powered electric vehicles to pr...

2017 Tesla Model S Enlarge Photo It's never a good day to learn one's insurance rates are rising, but AAA has decided the Tesla Model S and Model X warrant 30 percent increases. AAA combed through its own data and found Model S and Model X owners had abnormally high claim rates. The c...

John Voelcker Jun 5, 2017 Follow John Add to circle Donald Trump Enlarge Photo In his speech on Thursday announcing that the U.S. would pull out of the Paris climate treaty it signed last fall, President Donald Trump cited a number of statistics of the dire effects that treaty would s...

Plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models are still seeing strong growth figures, though at 19% not at the same rate as EV registrations in May. With almost 2,200 sales in May 2017 PHEV registrations continue to outperform EVs and held 70% of the plug-in market share in May, primarily driven by bu...

Faraday Future today confirmed that it will be participating in the 95th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with FF 91, as part of its “testing series.” The electric carmaker is “Testing the FF 91 ,” a video series that will chronicle the detailed testing efforts made ...

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Nissan Chile delivered a fleet of 25 LEAF electric vehicles to employees of Enel, Chile’s largest electricity group in terms of installed capacity. The initiative is part of the first electric vehicle sales program exclusively for fleet customers in Chile. As part of its sustainabilit...

The Italian automaker already confirmed last year it is working on a plug-in hybrid version of the Levante, which will likely borrow its powertrain from the Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid. Although supercars are turning to electrification to boost performance, the general perception...

It’s time for the Dendrobium electric hypercar to be reviewed in the Fully Charged Show . The Dendrobium hypercar is a 100% electric, 200 mph teardrop shaped 2 seater with a no doubt eye watering price tag. Although they won’t release any technical details just yet, it’s clearly not g...

The Norwegian plug-in electric vehicle market grew 31% year-on-year in May, having registered 4,329 units last month and resuming the growing trend interrupted last month. Year-to-Date sales in Norway are also up 39% with 21,086 registrations, with plug-in car market share now at 33%....

John Voelcker Jun 2, 2017 Follow John Add to circle Enlarge Photo All sorts of vehicles have been pressed into service to carry Popes, from simple Fiats to giant Mercedes-Benz luxury landaulets. Francis, the current Pope, has a preference for small, simple, environmentally friendly ca...

Major automakers tend to agree that China is the most important global market for plug-in electrified vehicles (PEVs), but their concern has been rising over market demand and future government policies. Future government subsidies and regulations are in question. China’s “new energy ...

The American Automobile Association has said that it is raising premiums on Tesla vehicles by up to 30 percent. Tesla, naturally, isn’t happy with the move. AAA Chief Actuary Anthony Ptasznik said that they noticed some anomalies in Tesla claims to date, so they took a look at some ot...

The Concept Link, which BMW Motorrad recently unveiled, has electric drive, zero emissions and full connectivity, the concept vehicle is not just a means of transportation, but also a means of communication. The BMW Motorrad Concept Link unites the benefits of the digital world with t...

After analyzing data collected over a period of years, the Foundation reported that, compared to all drivers 18 years of aga and older, drivers 16 to 17 are 3.9 times more likely to be involved in a crash and 2.6 times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash. When compared to driv...

But before we get to that, Brachmann had this to say about hydrogen production and renewable energy. “Photovoltaic electrolysis as a means of producing hydrogen is feasible, because it’s the only means we have of converting renewable energy electricity into a usable fuel and, even mor...

The Swedish plug-in electric car market registered 1.565 units in April, up 32% regarding the same month last year, pulling the market share to 4.3%. The VW Passat GTE was the best-selling car for the fifth time in a row, with 342 deliveries, followed by the Mitsubishi Oultander PHEV ...

IBM Research Alliance builds new transistor for 5nm technology 5 June 2017 IBM, its Research Alliance partners GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Samsung, and equipment suppliers have developed an industry-first process to build silicon nanosheet transistors that will enable 5 nanometer (nm) chips. ...

New low-voltage W-band millimeter-wave technology; applicable for cars, bikes, cellphones 5 June 2017 Hiroshima University and Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited (MIFS) have developed a low-power millimeter-wave amplifier that feeds on 0.5 V power supply and covers the frequency range ...

Continental partnering with NTT DOCOMO to advance 5G technology for connected cars 5 June 2017 Continental has started a joint research and development collaboration to realize 5G vehicle communications with the Japanese telecommunications company NTT DOCOMO, Inc. to enhance connected...